Weighted Beer Reviews

Talk Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by defunksta, Sep 1, 2019.

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  1. readyski

    readyski Pooh-Bah (1,557) Jun 4, 2005 California
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    Or maybe that 3.75 pilsner is worth the extra mile but the 4.1 NEIPA is not
     
    #21 readyski, Sep 2, 2019
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  2. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    You’d have to be experienced on this site to know that curve exists. And it certainly does. Reviews here are a popularity contest, it’s hard /impossible for a simple lager even a great lager to even begin to reach average ipa status by the numbers. So what does that numerical rating mean then ?
     
    #22 nc41, Sep 2, 2019
  3. readyski

    readyski Pooh-Bah (1,557) Jun 4, 2005 California
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    You just need your magical BA decoder ring. Certainly you have one right :wink:
     
    #23 readyski, Sep 2, 2019
  4. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    It means that if you want to select or use the ratings to evaluate a Pils, look only within the Pils category and the ranking of those beers. If you want to select or use the ratings to evaluate a NEIPA, look only within the NEIPA category and the ranking of those beers. That effectively cancels out the popularity effect of one style over another.
     
    #24 drtth, Sep 2, 2019
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